diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9084fa2..524cb55 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0
+1.1.1
diff --git a/utils.ps1 b/utils.ps1
index bef073f..95dff6c 100644
--- a/utils.ps1
+++ b/utils.ps1
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ function ValidateServerNameInput {
       MessageError "Available sql named instances: [$($sql_instances -join ', ')]"
       $invoker_script_name = ($MyInvocation.PSCommandPath -split "\\")[-1]
       MessageError "Example: .\$invoker_script_name -server_name "".\$($sql_instances[-1])"""
-      exit 1
     }
     return $false
   }